Winners dream

a journey from corner store to corner office

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Winners dream (2014)

324 pages

English language

Published May 21, 2014

ISBN:
9781476761084
OCLC Number:
880960057

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3 stars (1 review)

"A leadership and career manifesto told through the narrative of [SAP CEO Bill McDermott, who] chronicles how relentless optimism, hard work, and disciplined execution embolden people and equip organizations to achieve audacious goals ... Colorful and fast-paced, Bill's anecdotes contain effective takeaways: gutsy career moves; empathetic sales strategies; incentives that yield exceptional team performance; and proof of the competitive advantages of optimism and hard work. At the heart of Bill's story is a blueprint for success and the knowledge that the real dream is the journey, not a preconceived destination"--

4 editions

reviewed Winners dream by Bill McDermott

Diary of a Salesman

3 stars

Bill McDermott’s autobiography Winners Dream (or is it Winner’s Dream?) is not a particularly insightful business study, and the book drags a bit toward the end where I would expect details of SAP business and recent strategy to be more interesting.

But it’s hard not to moved by the author’s enthusiastic recounting of his youth and how he worked his way up to where he is now. In real life, working with rah-rah exuberant salespeople can drive me nuts, but this bio gives me a little more understanding of what it takes to survive in that tough business.

And hey, the guy is running SAP, now.

Subjects

  • Chief executive officers
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Businesspeople
  • Biography
  • Success in business

Places

  • United States